Over a quarter of teens, 27 percent, believed that it was safer to abuse prescription drugs than to do so with street drugs.
Doctors discovered that playing Tetris, which forces both eyes to work, can help treat lazy eye.
A national poll found that 40 percent of parents give children under four-years-old cough syrup and medications that have not been found to be safe for young toddlers.
A pill of marijuana may be more effective than a puff in combating pain.
A new treatment called Exparel may eliminate the need for opiates after surgery completely.
The painkiller was able to inhibit the growth of the tumors.
The number of human genital warts in Australia has dropped significantly thanks to the introduction of the free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, according to a new study.
The animal has a simple nervous system, but has cells with properties that resemble that of more complex animals like humans.
Because of the advances in medical technology developed in an effort to keep soldiers alive, Boston’s physicians were prepared to keep victims at the Boston Marathon alive.
The Food and Drug Administration announced that the generic version of painkiller, OxyContin will no longer be approved due to drug abuse.
The leading cause of preventable deaths globally can be attributed to cigarette smoking, but quitting proves to be quite a difficult task with more than 90 percent of attempts to quit resulting in relapse. Now researchers have developed a new method for quitting, according to a study.
Experts say healthy women who are at an increased risk for breast cancer because of family or personal history should take drugs to lower their risk.
One fish’s health hazard is a scientist’s medical technology.
Tylenol has long been used as a remedy for pains like headaches and stomach aches.
Common medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may affect abortion rates in women, a new study suggests.